Jeffrey Vicq Again Recognized by Who’s Who Legal
Jeffrey Vicq has again been named as a leading lawyer by Who’s Who Legal (WWL). The WWL recognized Jeffrey as one of the leading trademark ... Continued
CIPO Limits the Availability of Extensions: Don’t Delay, Instruct Today!
The Canadian Intellectual Property Office has published a new practice notice limiting an applicant’s ability to obtain extensions of time to respond to an Examiner’s ... Continued
Interlocutory Injunctions in Trademark Cases: A POWERful Tool—When Available
As Canadian trademark practitioners know, it has generally been difficult to obtain interlocutory (or interim) injunctions in trademark infringement matters, particularly at the Federal Court ... Continued
Copyright or Trademark Protection? Sometimes, It’s Both.
In general parlance the terms “copyright”, “trademark”, and “patent” are often incorrectly interchanged, much to the chagrin of IP practitioners. While all three types of ... Continued
Communication Breakdown: Canadian Quirks in Madrid International Trademark Filing System Can Trip Up Foreign Practitioners
As reported previously in our Canadian Trademark Blog, Canada finally joined the Madrid international trademark filing system on June 17, 2019. While this is welcome ... Continued
Distinctiveness Negated: A Tale of Two Newspapers
The Supreme Court of Canada has dismissed an application for leave to appeal from the Federal Court of Appeal (“FCA”) judgment in Sadhu Singh Hamdard ... Continued
Fall Surprise: Parliament Tables New Trade-mark Amendments
More amendments tabled to the Trade-Marks Act before the previous amendments, tabled four years ago, have even been implemented. On October 29, 2018, Parliament tabled ... Continued
Are Injunctions Now Easier to Obtain in Canada?
Since the mid-1990s, brand owners in Canada have considered that their chances of obtaining interlocutory injunctions for trademark infringement at the Federal Court of Canada ... Continued
Taste the EU: CETA and the expansion of Geographical Indications
After considerable debate and negotiation, the Comprehensive Economic Trade Agreement (“CETA”) between Canada and the European Union came into effect in Canada on September 21, ... Continued
Canadian Trademarks: Year in Review 2016
Once again in 2016 there has been no progress to bring into force the significant amendments passed in 2014 to the Trade-marks Act, R.S.C. 1985, ... Continued
The World Trademark Review recognizes Neil Melliship and Jeffrey Vicq
We are pleased to announce that two of our partners were recently recognized for their technical expertise by a prestigious international trade publication. Specifically, the ... Continued
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